Metro may move grocery store Sunday beer sales to 10 a.m.

8:33 PM,
Dec. 16, 2013

Written by

Michael Cass
| The Tennessean

Legislation the Metro Council is set to start considering Tuesday would allow grocery stores and markets to start selling beer at 10 a.m. on Sundays, moving the start time up by two hours in a move that could please football fans but might upset some churchgoers.

Councilman Buddy Baker, one of two sponsors of the measure, said the change would simply put those businesses on a level playing field with restaurants and with venues like LP Field. Tennessee Titans fans who attend games at LP Field can start buying alcohol at 10 on Sunday mornings, but those who watch on TV might miss the start of a game ...